Steel-wool filament



Aug. 5, 1930. w. H. ROBBINS. 1,772,016

' STEEL WOOL FILAMENT oi-i inal Filed Feb. 4, 1927 Fla.

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 5, 1930 UNITED STATES- WILLIAM H. ROBBINS, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIAMS COMPANY,

PATENT OFFICE OF LONDON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO STEEL-WOOL FILAMENT Original applicationfiled February 4, 1927, Serial No. 166,001.. Divided and this application filed November 28, 1928.

My invention relates to a mechanism, method and article for providing in acombination with steel wool a rope fabric or other form or shape associated with an absorbent material containing a soap, waterproofing material, rustproofing material, cleaning, polishing, shrinking or abrading compound. 7 This is a division of my application, Serial No. 166,001, filed February l, 192?,wl1ich m matured into Patent No. 1,698,512, dated January 8,1929. I

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the apparatus used for this purpose; I Fig. 2' is a perspective of a rope formed from the twisted strands of steel wool and textile material, the textile materialhaving absorbed the liquid material, such as soap or the like.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1- is a tank in which is located a supply of liquid soap, waterproofing material or a rustproofing compound or any other cleaning or pol-- ishing material desired. In the tank is mounted a freely turning guide roller 3 underneath which the steel wool strand 4; and

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or more strands composed of textile material impregnated with a cleansing material, said strands being twisted to form a unitary rope 7 structure. I

2. In an article of manufacture, a plurality of strands of steel wool and textile material impregnated with a cleansingmaterial and twisted about a central axis to form a rope.

3. In an article of manufacture, a plurality ofstrands of steel wool and a plurality of absorption strands impregnated with a cleansing material, said strands being twisted in a pattern to form a unitarystructure whereby the absorptive material is evenly distributed with respect to the abrasive material.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

WILLIAM H. ROBBINS.

the textile strand 5 pass from the supply-rollers 6 and 7 respectively. The combined strands after having been coated are wound on a drum 8.

In Figure 2 there is shown arope or filament formed from twisted strands of steel wool and textile materials. The textile strands 5 are impregnated with soap or some other cleansing material and twisted with strands 4 of steel wool, or some other abrasive material, to form a filament. The coating of the material 2 also appears onthe steel wool strands but as the steel wool strand is not of what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1. In an article of manufacture, one or more strands composed of steel wool and one absorbent material this will remain on the 

